Kathleen Burge

Nominate a 2025 STAT Wunderkind Nominate a 2025 STAT Wunderkind STAT Wunderkinds is a chance to celebrate early-career researchers who are not yet independent scientists or program

You’ve got one more week to nominate a rising star in science and medicine for this year’s #STATWunderkinds.
Let’s shine a spotlight on the unheralded heroes shaping the future.
Nominations are now due June 27.
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YouTube video by STAT Did RFK Jr. break a promise he made to GOP Senator?

New video- my new @statnews.com colleague @chelseacirruzzo.bsky.social and I chat about RFK Jr.'s dismissal of all the members of ACIP, CDC's vaccine advisory board. Also I'm going to be doing a video every week now so please wish me luck (and like & subscribe plz) youtu.be/brVDswDpaeQ

Harvard Chan scientists participate in a rigorous application process for federal grants to conduct their vital health research. The government has now terminated nearly every single one of those grants.

With nearly all of Harvard Chan School’s direct federal grants terminated, we are relying on philanthropy to power our research and support our educational programs. Every gift, regardless of size, advances our vision of health, dignity, and justice for every human. Support our work: hsph.me/whygive

Sure — kburge@hsph.harvard.edu

Health Data Preservation Project AHCJ is part of a growing coalition working to conserve and protect vital health data that was removed from federal websites.

The new Health Data Preservation Project linked on @healthjournalism.org homepage is continuously updated with resources for preserving disappearing/disappeared federal health data. Pls share/bookmark as needed & reach out if you know of resources to add.

It’s been a tough few weeks. My 10yo daughter was diagnosed with a very rare, aggressive cancer called interdigitating dendritic cell sarcoma (IDCS). I’m reaching out to identify clinicians/patients who have encountered pediatric IDCS or other (non-LCH) dendritic or histiocytic sarcomas cases.

A bright light in a dark moment: The price of the critical TB drug bedaquiline has now dropped to $90 per adult treatment course for TB, a 54% reduction since just 2023.

This is a huge win for @tbfighters.org and the TB activism community generally. www.stoptb.org/what-we-do/f... (1/2)...

America!: Greenland’s Reindeers Politely Reject Our Annexation Overtures We love your whole vibe, we really do, but there’s too much of a herd mentality here.

"First, we are so flattered that you want to absorb us into your family."
"So flattered."

Here’s what @19thnews.org saved from the federal government’s data purge 19thnews.org/2025/02/fede... via @jazzmyth.bsky.social

In which I provide links to archived versions of every CDC.gov page available pre-purge (Part 1 of 15) As horrific as it is that the Trump/Musk Administration is purging data from federal websites, it's good to know that the Internet Archive has been archiving much of it. However, in addition to the Ar...

📣 UPDATE: OK, still working with some others to figure out the best way to present it all, but in the meantime here's the first batch of links to the most-recent archived versions of every page at the CDC prior to the Trump/Musk Purge:

acasignups.net/25/02/02/whi...

Health Programs Shutter Around the World After Trump Pauses Foreign Aid Lifesaving treatment and prevention programs for tuberculosis, malaria, H.I.V. and other diseases cannot access funds to continue work.

“Medical supplies, including drugs to stop hemorrhages in pregnant women and rehydration salts that treat life-threatening diarrhea in toddlers, cannot reach villages in Zambia … ”

CDC Data Are Disappearing The agency has already removed scientific data from public view. More could follow.

This is crucial reporting from @katherinejwu.com.

Among the data being scrubbed is “the agency’s AtlasPlus tool, which contains nearly 20 years of CDC surveillance data on HIV, hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections, and tuberculosis…”

www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

This is a big deal, y'all. Federal health websites are being stripped of content or removed in their entirety. Stick with this thread for a look at what's disappeared so far! 1/x

I encourage everyone to read the decision from Judge McConnell ordering the Administration to restart the flow of funds as current law requires. It is short but to the point.

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Trump Administration Halts H.I.V. Drug Distribution in Poor Countries PEPFAR’s computer systems also are being taken offline, a sign that the program may not return, as Republican critics had hoped.

Trump Administration Halts H.I.V. Drug Distribution in Poor Countries www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...

Trump administration withdraws proposed menthol ban | CNN The Trump administration has withdrawn the proposed rule that would ban menthol in cigarettes and flavored cigars according to the regulatory docket.

America loses and Big Tobacco wins again. Failure to ban menthol cigarettes is a failure to stand up to the companies that make money by getting our children hooked on tobacco.

Make no mistake: This failure makes America less healthy and will cost many American lives.

How much do people around the world trust scientists?

"Most people have a relatively high trust in scientists. People want scientists to take an active role in society and policymaking."

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Figure. Trends in Cervical Cancer Mortality Rates and Number of Cervical Cancer Deaths Among US Women Aged Younger than 25 Years, 1992-2021

Cervical cancer mortality in US women <25 years significantly declined between 2016 and 2021, likely due to the widespread adoption of HPV vaccination.

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#MedSky #OncSky

Infamous paper that popularized unproven COVID-19 treatment finally retracted Study on hydroxychloroquine by Didier Raoult and colleagues gets pulled on ethical and scientific grounds

Breaking news: A 2020 paper that sparked widespread enthusiasm for hydroxychloroquine as a #COVID19 treatment has been retracted, following campaigning by scientists who alleged the research contained major scientific flaws and may have breached ethics regulations. scim.ag/4iR9bQ6

What's working in the 19 countries on track to help end AIDS Nine countries have already reached the UNAIDS 95-95-95 target, and ten more are on track to meet next year’s deadline. Here's how.

What Botswana, Cambodia, and Malawi can teach the rest of the world about #AIDS. harvardpublichealth.org/global-healt...